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Mythical beings and creatures with the ability to change their bodies. This may either be a power they can freely activate at will, or a curse which forces them to change involuntarily. Subcategories
A species of squid that have the ability to shape-shift into a humanoid form. Kenku: Dungeons & Dragons: Bird-like, flightless, humanoid creatures. Kerbals Kerbal Space Program: A race of comically inept but enthusiastic little green men apparently entirely devoted to advancing their space program. Khajiit The Elder Scrolls
For the first time Psyche sees the true form of her lover Eros; darkness had hidden his wings. A human disguise (also human guise and sometimes human form) [1] is a concept in fantasy, folklore, mythology, religion, literature, iconography, and science fiction whereby non-human beings — such as gods, angels, monsters, extraterrestrials, or robots — are able to shapeshift or be disguised to ...
Agdistis, an Anatolian deity born to Zeus, was born with both female and male genitalia. The other gods, fearing such a creature, cut off the male organ. The blood, as it fell on the ground, gave rise to an almond tree. According to an alternative version, Agdistis's blood gave rise to purple violet flowers instead. Violet: Ajax's blood ...
1722 German woodcut of a werewolf transforming. Popular shapeshifting creatures in folklore are werewolves and vampires (mostly of European, Canadian, and Native American/early American origin), ichchhadhari naag (shape-shifting cobra) of India, shapeshifting fox spirits of East Asia such as the huli jing of China, the obake of Japan, the Navajo skin-walkers, and gods, goddesses and demons and ...
Dokkaebi – A mythical being in Korean folklore or fairy tales. Although usually frightening, it could also represent a humorous, grotesque-looking ogre or goblin. Ebu Gogo – Human-like creatures in Indonesian mythology. Engkanto – Elf-like creatures in Philippine mythology most are slender fair skinned and fair hair, some are completely ...
The barghest is a monster in the tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, where it is a shapeshifting fiend that can take the shape of a goblin. [ 7 ] The barghest acts as the first boss of the role-playing video game Heartbound , where it is a corrupted dog.
The Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "The Pack" featured creatures similar to the werehyena. Ilona Andrews's Kate Daniels urban fantasy series features clan of werehyenas. The 2010 video game Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2011 has a large hyena beast named the "Kaftar" as the final boss; the game heavily implies that the Kaftar is a werehyena.